tonight's work

[c a l i b a n <caliban@sharon.net>]

	as usual, thanks to mike for being helpful
	and there and all that.

	replaced a lot of vacuum hose.  we diddn't 
	realize that the one to the ecu was a different
	size, so i just cut off a couple cm's to 
	get rid of the old stretched end.

	while it was all out, we ran the 4k cutout 
	tests.  temp sender passed ok, but thest 2 
	was odd (idle switch).  i read 14 on the 
	meter, which is no good, it's supposed to
	be zero when closed and infinite when open.
	he opened it and we got infinite, which was
	good, but it stayed that way when closed.
	so i'm going to replace the switch, i'll 
	call rod tomorrow.

	anything i should know?  i'm assuming there's
	nothing special to it.  should i bother to 
	replace the wot switch while i am down there?

	i did miscelaneous stuff, too.  worked on 
	making my speaker connections for the front 
	set all proper, and finally replaced the 
	driver's side underdash, as well as cleaning
	up a bunch of crap alarm wiring and relay 
	hacks in the glove box.  

	the big question now... i have about $2300
	saved up, and expect $1500-$2000 more when i 
	sell my honda.  should i:

	- get the mc conversion

	or

	- do a ton of other stuff that i want to do:
	  - minor head oil leak
	  - timing belt
	  - convert to k24 (plumb water cooled)
	  - chip
	  - front shocks, bearings, much suspension
	  - late model dashboard
	  - very minor coolant leak
	  - replace aging fuel pump

	i'm blowing off getting a 2piece em because 
	it's just too expensive.  i'll wait on it
	until some of this other stuff is done, unless
	i can afford it with all these other big
	ticket items.  also, if i do *all* of this
	work myself i can *maybe* afford it with
	the $4300 or so.  actually, it looks like
	it's really affordable.  hmmm.  anyway,
	the thing i am wondering is if i should 
	send it out to 2bennett for the engine work.
	probably an extra $1k... descisions.  there
	are a couple of other things i'd want to 
	have worked on there anyway, like a minor
	problem missing on a cylinder, and a couple
	of very mysterious flat spots in the power
	band at 3250 and 3750 rpm.

	oh, can you tell i'm keeping the car?  kindof
	anyway.  if someone offers me the right amount
	i'll still sell it, and find a clean 4k to do
	mc/suspension/interior magic to and make a
	nice stealth car.

--
 rocky mullin
 http://caliban.sf.ca.us/
 two strokes are faster than four!
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 '83 ur-q - yamaha rz350 - suzuki ts250 -  chaotic good